England

The Nuffield Trust has commented on the £3.5 billion funding boost for primary and community services announced by the Prime Minister, sayinng that the new money is not going to lead to a significant change in the way that people experience healthcare.

A coalition of leading UK academics has called for an end to collective worship in English state schools, arguing that all children need to be given the freedom to make up their own minds on the merits of particular religious beliefs.